One-year-old Sleep Issues

Somehow my son has suddenly gotten in the habit of wanting to be held while he goes to sleep and he still doesn't sleep through the night. I refuse to pick him up when we lay him down for naps and bedtime and he screams for long periods of time. The cry-it-out method is not working. He has gotten to where he doesn't want to be left alone. He wants us to either stand by his crib where he can see us or hold him until he falls asleep. His crib is in our bedroom, so it's not like we're leaving him alone, but he wants to SEE us. At 2 in the morning it's hard to stand anywhere, and when we walk away he stands up and screams again. The only way for us to get sleep is to either wait it out by his crib or put him in the bed with us. I was reading on another site that maybe he needs a different bedtime. We put him to bed at 8 but these parents are saying that's too late. They say their kids went to bed at 6 or 6:30 and learned to sleep all night after about a week. My son gets picked up from the sitters at about 4:15 and is used to eating dinner at 6. I don't understand how putting him to bed that early will help him sleep more. I'm at a loss as for what to do. I work and go to college and my husband works...this can't keep happening. If anyone has any advice it would be greatly appreciated.

Also, we will be moving soon and he will have his own room. I'm worried that since he has started this bout of separation anxiety it will get worse when he is no longer sleeping in the same bedroom. Any tips for making the move a little easier?

Somehow my son has suddenly gotten in the habit of wanting to be held while he goes to sleep and he still doesn't sleep through the night. I refuse to pick him up when we lay him down for naps and bedtime and he screams for long periods of time. The cry-it-out method is not working. He has gotten to where he doesn't want to be left alone. He wants us to either stand by his crib where he can see us or hold him until he falls asleep. His crib is in our bedroom, so it's not like we're leaving him alone, but he wants to SEE us. At 2 in the morning it's hard to stand anywhere, and when we walk away he stands up and screams again. The only way for us to get sleep is to either wait it out by his crib or put him in the bed with us. I was reading on another site that maybe he needs a different bedtime. We put him to bed at 8 but these parents are saying that's too late. They say their kids went to bed at 6 or 6:30 and learned to sleep all night after about a week. My son gets picked up from the sitters at about 4:15 and is used to eating dinner at 6. I don't understand how putting him to bed that early will help him sleep more. I'm at a loss as for what to do. I work and go to college and my husband works...this can't keep happening. If anyone has any advice it would be greatly appreciated.

Also, we will be moving soon and he will have his own room. I'm worried that since he has started this bout of separation anxiety it will get worse when he is no longer sleeping in the same bedroom. Any tips for making the move a little easier?

We moved when our son was one he was sleeping in our bed but when we moved I moved him to his own bed and moved his bedtime back an hour. The first week he cried for over an hour then he would just fell asleep but he started doing better. He is now 19 months and just went to a toddler bed he was soo excited!

Amber

We moved when our son was one he was sleeping in our bed but when we moved I moved him to his own bed and moved his bedtime back an hour. The first week he cried for over an hour then he would just fell asleep but he started doing better. He is now 19 months and just went to a toddler bed he was soo excited!

Does he nap during the day? How many naps? Are they at same time every day? At that age, my daughter was easier to get down at night if she got both her morning and afternoon nap that day. I would bathe and read to her after dinner then rock her and put her down. She fussed sometimes but unless she was sick or teething she'd be asleep in 10 mins. Oh and my daughter was in her own room. That really helped her start sleeping through the night. Maybe things will improve after you move.

Does he nap during the day? How many naps? Are they at same time every day? At that age, my daughter was easier to get down at night if she got both her morning and afternoon nap that day. I would bathe and read to her after dinner then rock her and put her down. She fussed sometimes but unless she was sick or teething she'd be asleep in 10 mins. Oh and my daughter was in her own room. That really helped her start sleeping through the night. Maybe things will improve after you move.

I feel your pain! My DD didn't sleep through the night once until she was 15 months old. At about 18 months (we had just moved then, too), she was in her crib, in her room, and sleeping like a champ! Some kids just take more time than others. By the way, does he have any loveys? They seem to help her sleep more independently.

I feel your pain! My DD didn't sleep through the night once until she was 15 months old. At about 18 months (we had just moved then, too), she was in her crib, in her room, and sleeping like a champ! Some kids just take more time than others. By the way, does he have any loveys? They seem to help her sleep more independently.

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